Emergency orbital decompression: a reprieve from blindness.
Orbital decompression to treat progressive loss of vision owing to long-term hormonal disease is a well-documented curative procedure. Over the past four years, two patients suffering from acute visual problems, owing to trauma and infection, have rapidly deteriorated to a no light perception visual level. In these two instances, vision was restored by timely orbital decompression.
D000293:Adolescent; D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D002648:Child; D005094:Exophthalmos / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006407:Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009915:Orbit / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D011312:Pressure; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D014792:Visual Acuity